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▶︎ Target Audience: pathologists, surgical pathologists, subspecialty pathologists, fellows, and residents
▶︎ Information:
Refine your diagnostic skills in surgical pathology with this expert-led five-day live virtual course from Harvard Medical School, featuring real cases, subspecialty insights, and practical strategies for clinical excellence.
💯 Learning Objectives
- Appropriately apply criteria for pathologic diagnoses in multiple areas of surgical pathology.
- Recognize unusual entities, including those newly described.
- Evaluate the decision-making process used to arrive at specific diagnoses.
- Utilize contemporary tumor classification systems and reporting guidelines.
- Apply immunohistochemistry and/or molecular studies judiciously to establish or confirm diagnoses.
🧑🏾💻 👩🏼💻 Who Should Participate
Pathologists
👩⚕️ Who Should Attend
- Practicing surgical pathologists seeking to sharpen diagnostic skills and stay updated on subspecialty advances
- Subspecialty pathologists in areas like breast, GI, GU, bone/soft tissue, pulmonary, ovarian, dermatopathology, and head & neck
- Residents and fellows in pathology preparing for board exams or subspecialty training
- Academic pathologists and researchers interested in translational applications of evolving diagnostic criteria
- Clinicians in multidisciplinary teams who rely on pathology for treatment planning
📚 What You’ll Learn
This five-day live virtual course emphasizes real-world diagnostic challenges and subspecialty updates. Key highlights include:
- Breast pathology: updates on common and uncommon neoplasms
- GI pathology: diagnostic challenges in inflammatory conditions and frozen section interpretation
- GU pathology: bladder pathology and related neoplasms
- Bone and soft tissue pathology: evolving classification and diagnostic pearls
- Pulmonary pathology: updates on neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions
- Ovarian pathology: refinements in tumor classification
- Dermatopathology: practical updates for daily practice
- Head and neck pathology: diagnostic strategies for complex lesions
Topics:
Monday, October 27, 2025
- 7:45-8:00 am Welcome and Introduction William Faquin; Melinda Lerwill; Esther Oliva
- 8:00-9:00 am Updates in the Classification of Thyroid Follicular Patterned Tumors William Faquin
- 9:00-10:00 am Challenging Intraductal Proliferations of the Breast Melinda Lerwill
- 10:00-10:15 am Break
- 10:15-11:15 am Benign versus Malignant Endocervical Glandular Proliferations: Pearls and Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education Pitfalls Esther Oliva
- 11:15 am-12:00 pm The Spectrum of Fatty Liver Disease Angela Shih
- 12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
- 12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Breast Pathology Dennis Sgroi
- 1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Bladder Pathology Miranda Machacek
- 2:00-2:15 pm Break
- 2:15-3:00 pm Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Differential Diagnosis and Updates Yin “Rex” Hung
- 3:00-4:00 pm Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Robert Hasserjian
- 4:00-4:10 pm Question Period Esther Oliva
- 4:10-4:20 pm Break
- 4:20-5:20 pm Interpretation of Tumor Biomarkers in Gynecologic Pathology Kyle Devins
- 5:20- 6:05 pm Salivary Neoplasia of Uncertain Biological Potential, Plus or Minus a Molecular Laboratory and Expert Subspecialists Peter Sadow
- 6:05-6:15 pm Question Period Esther Oliva
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- 8:00-9:00 am Spectrum of Vulvar Squamous Neoplasia Kyle Devins
- 9:00-10:00 am Pathologist’s Role in Diagnosing Familial Tumor Syndromes Vania Nose
- 10:00-10:15 am Break
- 10:15-11:15 am Renal Cell Carcinoma: Lessons Learned from the Hereditary Syndromes Chin-Lee Wu
- 11:15 am-12:00 pm Cytology and Small Biopsy Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors Lisa Zhang
- 12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
- 12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Diagnostic Challenges in Lower GI Inflammatory Conditions Jonathan N. Glickman
- 1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Uncommon Breast Neoplasms, Melinda Lerwill
- 2:00-2:15 pm Break
- 2:15-3:00 pm Large B-Cell Lymphomas: A Practical Review and Update Aliyah Sohani
- 3:00-3:30 pm Role of Ancillary Studies in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms Mai Hoang
- 3:30-4:00 pm Inflammatory Dermatoses: Most Commonly Encountered Diseases by Reaction Pattern Anna Stagner
- 4:00-4:10 pm Question Period Melinda Lerwill
- 4:10-4:20 pm Break
- 4:20-5:20 pm Molecular Pathology and Precision Oncology Care Charlotte Wang
- 5:20-6:05 pm Practical Approach to Non-Meningothelial Mesenchymal Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System David Meredith
- 6:05-6:15 pm Question Period Melinda Lerwill
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- 8:00-9:00 am Hodgkin Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis Judith Ferry
- 9:00- 10:00 am What’s New in Esophageal and Gastric Neoplasia: Ancillary Testing and Pathology Jonathan N. Glickman
- 10:00-10:15 am Break
- 10:15-10:45 am Update in Appendiceal Pathology Michael Drage
- 10:45-11:15 am Essentials of Head and Neck Cytology William Faquin
- 11:15 -12:00 pm Practical Issues on the 9th Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer Mari Mino-Kenudson
- 12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
- 12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology Ivan Chebib
- 1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Pulmonary Pathology Yin “Rex” Hung
- Break 2:00-2:15 pm
- Location is Key – Pathology of the Sellar Region Maria Martinez-Lage Alvarez 2:15-3:00 pm
- Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Interpretation Pearls Gulisa Turashvili 3:00-4:00 pm
- Question Period Melinda Lerwill 4:00-4:10 pm
- Break 4:10-4:20 pm
- Granulomatous Lung Disease Mari Mino-Kenudson 4:20-4:50 pm
- Challenges in Adrenal Cortical Neoplasia: Pathologists as Drivers of Clinical Follow-Up Peter Sadow 4:50-5:20 pm
- Common Consult Conundrums in Obstetric and Perinatal Pathology Katelyn Dannheim 5:20-6:05 pm
- Question Period Melinda Lerwill 6:05-6:15 pm
Thursday, October 30, 2025
- 8:00-9:00 am Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Lesions of the Synovium Gunnlaugur Nielsen
- Making Sense of Papillary Breast Lesions Melinda Lerwill 9:00-10:00 am
- Break 10:00-10:15 am
- Evaluation of Breast Biomarkers Amy Ly 10:15-10:45 am
- Drug-Induced Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Mari Mino-Kenudson 10:45-11:15 am
- Prostate Cancer Pathology: Updates and Controversial Issues Chin-Lee Wu 11:15 am- 12:00 pm
- Midday Break 12:00-12:30 pm
- Slide Seminar: Ovarian Pathology Lawrence Lin 12:30-1:15 pm
- Slide Seminar: Dermatopathology Ruth Foreman 1:15-2:00 pm
- Break 2:00-2:15 pm
- The Evolving Landscape of Sinonasal Pathology Adam Fisch 2:15-3:00 pm
- Neoplastic Lesions of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Stuti Shroff 3:00-3:30 pm
- 3:30-4:00 pm Cytology of Gynecologic Squamous Lesions Vanda Torous
- 4:00-4:10 pm Question Period William Faquin
- 4:10-4:20 pm Break
- 4:20-5:20 pm Practical Approach to Histotyping and Molecular Characterization of Endometrial Carcinoma Gulisa Turashvili
- 5:20-6:05 pm Update in Shifting Melanocytic Tumor Terminology Lyn Duncan
- 6:05-6:15 pm Question Period William Faquin
Friday, October 31, 2025
- 8:00-9:00 am The Clinical Significance of Placental Pathology Drucilla Roberts
- 9:00-10:00 am At the Intersection of Thoracic and Molecular Pathology Lynette Sholl
- 10:00-10:15 am Break
- 10:15-10:45 am Testicular Germ Cell Neoplasia Esther Oliva
- 10:45-11:15 am Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Mastocytosis Valentina Nardi
- 11:15-12:00 pm Plasma Cell Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis Megan Fitzpatrick
- 12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
- 12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Head and Neck Pathology Bayan Alzumaili
- 1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Frozen Sections in Gastrointestinal Pathology Stuti Shroff
- 2:00-2:15 pm Break
- 2:15-2:45 pm Current and Future Landscape for Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence S. Joseph Sirintrapun
- 2:45-3:15 pm Practical Approach to Ancillary Immunohistochemistry for Soft Tissue Tumors Ivan Chebib
- 3:15-3:45 pm Pathology of Vasculitis James Stone
- 3:45-3:55 pm Question Period William Faquin
- 3:55-4:05 pm Break
- 4:05-4:35 pm Quality Assurance Challenges in Surgical Pathology Angela Shih
- 4:35-5:20 pm Gynecologic Pathology Mailbag Kyle Devins; Lawrence Lin; Esther Oliva; Gulisa Turashvili
- 5:20-5:30 pm Question Period William Faquin
- 5:30-5:35 pm Conclusion and Farewell, Esther Oliva
